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...reason, says Nemiroff, is a combination of coldness, which lowers the body's need for oxygen, and an old mammalian response known as the diving reflex. The reflex was studied in the 1930s in diving mammals, like the porpoise and seal, which can remain submerged without breathing for periods of 20 minutes or more. And, confirms Nemiroff, the same automatic response works in humans as well. Triggered by held breath and cold water on the face, the diving reflex slows the heartbeat and the flow of blood to the skin, muscles and other tissues that are relatively resistant...
...human reality that must bring us together," Carter made it clear that he had meant everything he previously said that had roused Soviet ire. Carter tried to drive home points with Southern politicians, as well as Soviet leaders, by citing the Bible and Leonid Brezhnev in almost the same breath. After all, Carter noted, the Soviet President had remarked three weeks ago that "realism in politics and the will for detente and progress will ultimately triumph, and mankind will be able to step into the 21st century in conditions of peace, stable as never before." To make this big step...
Even if the case proceeds, the deck is stacked in favor of the defendant. A juvenile may not be able to read or write, but he can recite his Miranda rights* without pausing for breath. When he is arrested, his main effort?and his lawyer's?is to get the case thrown out on some legal technicality, and he often succeeds. In a San Francisco police squad room, the cops toss darts at an unusual board. Its rings are labeled: Investigate further, Admonish, Cite, and the bull's-eye is Complaint withdrawn. Police Lieut. George Rosko sums up the whole...
...partnership with the Communists, could alienate some support if they seemed now to be reneging on that promise. But Andreotti said he thought the agreement "refutes the theory that Italy is ungovernable." Communist Leader Enrico Berlinguer called it "a forward step" that gave the country a badly needed "breath of relief...
Root Canals. Teeth are also often neglected. Milwaukee Vet Ray Pahle pointed out that he regularly removes tartar buildup from canine choppers, caps those that have worn down and has even done costly root canal work on abscessed teeth. Pahle also suggested an easy remedy for animal bad breath: brush the offender's teeth daily-if he allows it. Other vets noted the growth of a more serious problem: heartworm-a mosquito-borne parasite that lodges in the heart, can reach a foot in length and blocks the oxygen supplied to the body. Eventually the dog tires after...